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G. D. LYNCH.

HORSESHOE.

No. 451,332. Patented Apr. 28,1891.

WITNESSES:

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NITED TATES GEORGE D. LYNCH,

IVILLARD G. JAMES, OF SAME PLACE.

HORSESHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 451,332, dated April28, 1891. Application filed August 15, 1890. Serial No. 362,095. (Nomodel.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE D. LYNCH, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Pittsfield, in the county of Pike and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horseshoes; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has relation to improvements in horseshoes. Devices of thischaracter as ordinarily constructed provide no means whereby the jarupon the horse incident to travel over pavements, turnpikes, and hardroads is relieved.

It is the primary object of my invention to provide a construction whichwill secure the above-named desirable ends in a simple and efficientmanner; and with this object and others in view the invention consistsin the improved construction and combination of parts, as hereinaftermore fully set forth and described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of thecomplete device. Fig. 2 is an inverted plan of the shoe proper.

.Figr3is a plan view of the under spring;

and Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional View on the line x at, Fig. 1.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts throughout the severalfigures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, the letter A indicates the shoe properprovided at its heels with apertured calks a a, and also provided uponits under face, between the heels or toe or upon the quarters, withinwardly-extending meeting bevels a a, thelatterhavingthe usualnail-holes (l/ & The toe of the shoe proper is provided with are-enforcement or enlargement a the function of which will appearhereinafter.

The letter B indicates an under spring conforming in shape to the shoeproper and provided at its ends or heels with tenons b 1), which fitinto the rectangular apertures of the calks. This spring is curveddownwardly at opposite points beneath the quarters of the shoe proper,as indicated at Z) Z), while its central portion, or that portion whichregisters with the toe of the shoe, is provided upon its outer edge withclamping-lugs b b and upon its inner edge with a similar lug 19 all ofsaid lugs extending upwardly and adapted to 5 5 firmly clamp there-enforced or enlarged portion of the toe of the shoe, so as tosecurely connect the parts. This spring is furthermore provided with twoor more nail-holes b,

which register with corresponding holes a in the toe of the shoe.

From the foregoing description the construction of my improved horseshoewill be readily understood.

It will be seen that the two sections when secured together form a mostcomfortable and yielding shoe, and the dirt is prevented from cloggingbetween the sections by reason of the inwardly-extending meeting bevelsupon the under face of the shoe proper, which serve to deflect the dirtor throw it aside when it enters between the sections. 1

In adjusting the device to a horses hoof the shoe proper is firstsecured in position, after which the spring may be readily inserted bypassing the tenons through their appropriate apertures in the calks andclamping the front portions together. The nails are then driven throughthe registeringnail-holes in the spring and shoe.

I claim that my device will relieve the jar upon the horse to such anextent as to prevent stiffness of the joints; also relieve horses thatare afiiicted with corns or analogous maladies, and, if desired, can beemployed as 8 5 a substitute for toe-weights in speed-horses.Furthermore, my invention is exceedingly simple in construction andreadily adjusted to the shoe.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and, desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. In a horseshoe, the combination, with the shoe proper havingapertured heel-calks, of aspring bowed or sprung beneath the quarters ofthe shoe and provided with end tenons fitting in the apertures of thecalks, substantially as set forth.

2. In a horseshoe, the combination, with the shoe proper havingapertured heel-calks,

the re-enforced or enlarged portion of the toe of the shoe, said toe andthe corresponding 15 part of the spring being also provided withregistering holes for the reception of nails, substantially as setforth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereuntoaffixed my signature 20 in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE D. LYNCH.

Witnesses:

CHARLEY EVANS, WIL IAM E. HECK.

